When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Here's a simple activity to reinforce your fourth grader's study of her home state and help her make a pretty keepsake.

Send your child on an online hunt where he will practice working with search engines and use his reading comprehension skills to find specific information.

Jump into Japanese culture with your child by making your own calligraphy scroll. Try your hand at painting kanji on paper just like Zen masters of old!

Attention, Anglophiles! Get your fill of artsy crafts and historical fun with this jewelry project.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Test your learner's knowledge of Barack Obama by challenging your child to complete a crossword puzzle about the President after reading a short biography.

Encourage your child to learn about the Japanese culture as you make a traditional Japanese fan out of paper.

Have your kid create a chart of job titles. It's a great way to get them to recognize the people whose efforts benefit the community.

Bring historical figures alive with this fun family activity! Your child will plan a founding fathers feast by researching historical figures.

Kids put their geography knowledge to the test in this balloon volley game inspired by the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go".

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This science project encourages students to investigate the Mozart Effect, the idea that classical music promotes learning.

Whether you're teaching your kid about this important cultural art form or simply looking for a fun project, sandpainting is a fun activity you'll both enjoy.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Help your child discover the difference between his wants and needs using this poster.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Make this dragon relief with your first grader to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and teach her about an important part of Chinese culture.

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

Help your child to make a beautiful Africa mask to help her reinforce important spatial and compositional skills.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

How well can people recall what they have observed. Test your knowledge in this fun experiment.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.